How to Hem Pants: Easy Sewing Tutorial with Rob Appell of Man Sewing

[@janefreedman9223]

I love this episode, not only did I learn something very valuable to know, but I loved the fact that you hemmed your wife's jeans for her--sew nice of you!!!!

[@whoru3485]

Finally!! Someone who doesn't make this harder than it needs to be!! Thank you for being so concise and straightforward. I have watched quite a few videos in hemming jeans, and none of them came close to explaining as easily as you did. THANKS!

[@ManSewingVids]

Thanks for tuning in Mimi! Hope you have fun hemming jeans!

[@janbobier4796]

Thank you. I think you explained it perfectly.

[@rickthestick6995]

I am a 30 year old male who for years always had my grandma hem and do minor alterations to my clothes (mostly hemming). She passed away a few years ago. One thing I wish I had said more often was how much I appreciated her work (not only did she hem my pants I also got new pajama pants every year). Sadly I did not take advantage of the time and learn what she knew. I think she'd be happy however that I've decided to pick it up. So now I'm watching videos and reading online before I buy a sewing machine, want to make sure the first one is the right choice. Really enjoyed the video and subscribed!

[@ManSewingVids]

Edmorian Blades what a touching story! That's so cool that you've decided to pick it up! You won't be sorry, I promise!! I'm sure your Grandmother is looking down and smiling!! Do you mind if we share this comment on our Facebook page? We really loved it!!

[@rickthestick6995]

Man Sewing Absolutely! Share it on facebook. :)

[@alexanderb4465]

Yeah sure beats paying the alterations shop 12$ per jeans

[@renaelynn6376]

You'll be able to let her know when you see her in heaven. GMA already knows how much she was loved.

[@poche660]

Buy a machine that has enough distance between the presser foot and the teeth.

[@cc83jc85]

I've needed to double check on shortening my husband's jeans..Rob I used to follow you here constantly..so I hope you get to read my big THANKYOU from Australia

[@tammy5590]

I have been sewing for almost 50 yrs and this is something new to me. Wish I had known this years ago. Thanks for sharing. I appreciate your time and talent.

[@tammysusewitz3804]

DUDE--that iron is giving me all the feelings! What a gem that little robo-iron is! Thanks for a great tutorial also!

[@pamelaeaves1852]

Hi Rob, Just want to let you know that I have used your method of shortening my husbands work jeans 3 times now. It works great! I used a zipper foot to get close to the existing hem. After zig zagging around the cut portion I then stitched around again sewing to the pant leg, hubby was worried about catching his toe. Stitching doesn't show and he is very pleased. Thank you so much for sharing this method with us.

[@ManSewingVids]

Pamela Eaves I'm so glad that this method worked for you!! Thanks for commenting on this video and thanks for watching!!

[@elenabrown3515]

Please, what kind of needle do you use, and number please

[@imkivamarie]

@elenabrown3515: Size 16 or 18 Jeans Needle

[@mamalovesthebeach437]

Amazing! Excellent tutorial! Your guidance and instructions are A++! I have one leg (injured in a motorcycle accident at 18) that is 2" shorter so I must hem every pair of jeans/pants I own (for the last 40 years). This tip means a lot to me Rob, thank you so much. Your sentiments about your wife are so loving. Very fun to hear!

[@ManSewingVids]

Darris B. Nelson I'm glad this one can help you out and hope this can make your life a little bit easier! Thank you so much for your comment and for your overwhelming support!

[@lindat8729]

This is one of my favorite tutorials you've done. It is super helpful for us short girls. Thanks Rob

[@terrisaak451]

SOOOOOOO happy I found this wonderful tutorial! I'm 5ft tall and RARELY do I find pants that are short enough for me. I told a few coworkers about this and showed them my pants. I have now hemmed jeans for ppl at work and some of their adult children! Not to mention my own grown kids and husband!!! THANK U SOOOOOOO MUCH!! I watch ur channel all the time!

[@grams5580461]

Many years ago we use to just turn the cuff up and hem them. The jeans never looked like jeans. It just proves you are never to old to learn something new. Thanks

[@ManSewingVids]

Yeah, this is a fun way to keep that hem that looks a little worn in! Thanks for your comment!

[@claytonmeador8382]

Always nice to see other men sewing...i learned to sew as a child from my grandmother...which has always been a true blessing to know how to sew...thanks Grand Ma..!#! 👍👍

[@MrPanetela]

Rob, you would have made an outstanding guest on Sewing with Nancy, hosted by Nancy Zieman. Sadly she has passed on. today i followed your instructions and ended up with a perfectly hemmed pair of jeans. TY! You hit upon an important subject; the only clothes that ever fit right, are the hand tailored ones. Off the rack doesn't always fit. But after watching this presentation, now they will! Thank you Mr. Appel, wishing you and yours the very best.

[@mariamarfil1620]

To have a husband that sews; nothing can be better than that! I’ll do the cooking, laundry, cleaning and all the errands! 😁❤️

[@LeJean_Dennis]

A little tip for the thick side seams... Before sewing, cover the seam with another piece of fabric or a towel, grab a hammer and smash the seam down. Hit it from the inside of the pants, then take it to the machine. It helps... Great job!

[@dawnjohnrose3980]

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[@AnnaGalea-gt7uo]

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[@QueenChatty1]

A hump jumper would help greatly to!

[@MistressStealth]

I'm not a dude- just a lady who never learned how to sew. Your video is awesome! Informative, fun, and easy to follow. Kudos. Can't wait to try it!

[@allexfenty]

Very very thorough instructions. Most of the other tutorials dont give step by step at all. Thank you

[@cathyblood6864]

I've done a lot of jeans repairs and hemming and I love my "jeanamajig" (otherwise known as a hump jumper). It really helps when you come to that bumpy part at the side seams. You still have to stop to put it in place before going over the seams but it works great! Doesn't make your tension act up or knock your seam off course. It also puts less stress on a sewing machine. Loved your tutorial as always. Especially the part when you said "Are you ready? I am!" Entertaining and educational all at the same time!

[@charlieschultz2613]

I worked in a Jean company for years. It is not as hard as some thing.

[@charlieschultz2613]

Zig zag

[@iguanaamphibioustruck7352]

I started sewing when seats on my 304 Peugeot wore out in two years. My wife was working and I was going ot Engineering School at Cal Poly while working part time. She was raised in an orphanage and taught to sew. One of our major purchases was a Free Westinghouse sewing machine in 1960. It was fast and had a button hole program on the zig zag control. Later, she got an Elna and I took over the old machine. I am 6'4" and after college we took up skiing as a family sport as well as camping, kayaking and backpacking. So, i have modified my ski clothes with cuffs, sweaters and wind shirts. There are many clothing mfg's in the Seattle Area; Black, Pacific Trail, Farwest who have factory sales of roll ends twice a year. The fabrics are ripstop, downproof, and plasitcize for water proof. I sewed; tarps, tents, sleeping bags and ditty bags with rope drawstrings in the kids school colors. I designed a back pack with aluminum frame with snap on bags for food clothing and utility as well as a blow up boat. (now it is called packrafting). I service and repaired my own cars and did wood working, built kayaks and welding in my garage shop. SEWING WAS GREAT. i could work for hours and clean up was minimal. Just some fabric and thread. The world of threads and fabrics have improved and changed in quantum terms over the past 20 years. Now, the last thing to wear out on a car are the seats. Iguana

[@joanmetz9069]

I've sewn for many years and have disliked hemming jeans. What a brilliant tutorial 👏

[@screeningmimi]

The most clear directions for sewing and keeping the original hem I've yet to see, Thanks so much! Wish I'd have known this a hundred lumpy hems ago. :-) You're terrific!

[@nancycogar3864]

I want to thank you so much. I bought a very nice pair of jeans and I'm only 4'11 and it's very hard to find jeans that actually fit and I did not know how I was going to be able to hem them and look nice. So being very nervous, I watch this Tutorial 3 or 4 times and watch every move that you did. I did It!!!! And they look like I bought them that way. Thank you again.

[@ManSewingVids]

nancy cogar that's great!!! I'm glad that this helped you out! Now shopping will be much easier!!

[@squamman631]

Good for your Nancy

[@sophie092249]

Same here. . . not quite 5' tall. I never have jeans that are appropriate to my height!

[@cutiedoggy475]

nancy cogar you should only buy pants that come in short sizing.

[@juliearbiter2270]

@@cutiedoggy475 I am 4 foot 11 also and I need to him my petite JJill pants and most of my other petite jeans. It’s a bummer but it’s true. I can relate to her. I guess you’re not 4 foot 11?

[@atmadsen]

This channel is AMAZING. Thanks for helping me not only accept my interest in sewing but also giving me the confidence to ENJOY it!

[@anitarabideau5571]

Absolute Genius! I love this. I have hemmed four pairs now. At 4'10" this will save me a bundle as every pair of pants I buy need to be hemmed. Thank you so much. That iron is mesmerizing....right off the Starship Enterprise. :)

[@timwarneka5681]

LOL! I got completely distracted by the iron as well. Great video! I'm 5'8"; pants never fit me either, Anita.

[@safetydave720]

Whew! I am glad I discovered this channel. I just bought a sewing machine, never tried it yet, dont know a thing about sewing. And, here you are!

[@khatuna007]

Yesterday I had to sew a skirt and my machine got CRAZY, me too!!! Today I watched your video and immediately followed the recommendations. Just, I am ashamed, but I used my own face oil. UPS! It worked anyway! Thank you very MUCH! Amazing!!! Thanks to all youtube staff, thank you Man Sewing! I am so happy!

[@jeanienelson6537]

I just hemed my first pair of jeans after watching watching your tutorial. It was so easy, I was proud of myself. Thank you so much..I do follow you...and love every thing you do. Jeanie Nelson

[@ManSewingVids]

Awesome, Jeanie!! I'm so glad you liked this method of hemming jeans! Thanks for following along!

[@siscof44]

I have done this...it totally works..i have sewn many years and just found this technique..

[@ManSewingVids]

I'm so glad that you like this technique! Hemming isn't a pain when you can do it this way!!

[@mrichardson1978]

Worse job in the house, now will be easiest. Thanks so much!

[@yvasquez2449]

I have seen this technique before and I think is the best way to hem your jeans. Simple and easy way to make them look as new. I have seen other videos where they do a quick stitching close along the edge to keep that inside edge firmly flat .

[@brendapedersen611]

I have hemmed my jeans with Rob's instruction and it works so well!! I love the fact that the jeans don't look like they have been hemmed. Thank you Rob for this great tutorial!! :0)

[@cozycotton6]

Really enjoy your videos. There are some genuine tips and techniques that I can learn. I sew too and I would not bother to click on "How to Hem" videos as they are too basic but yours often has something new.

[@armanozzorluoglu6922]

Thank you so much Rob. I learned so much watching this video. I successfully hemmed my new jeans, leaving the original hem in place. It worked perfectly. You are the best!

[@bonnieborgman4710]

I am so glad Rob showed me how to do a jeans cut to make the seam absolutely undetectable.... I have another pair of my husbands jeans that need shortening, and now I can do it perfectly... Thanks Rob, you are the best....' Bonnie

[@SuperMarioPlayer1]

just got my first machine a singer H.D 4423 to alter old jeans and patch work jeans. Haven't used it yet just doing some youtube university studying. Thank you...your videos are sooo much better then the other sewing channels I've seen. Subscribed.

[@marycasey6247]

I did it. I’m so proud of myself. Thank you, Rob.

[@julielee789]

❤❤❤❤ I’m in love with you your channel and your hemming technique!!! I have been seeing for years and every time someone would ask me to shorten their jeans I wanted to cry. A few years ago I saw a pair of jeans hemmed this way and I thought I can do this. The only problem was I didn’t know how to figure how much to fold up. I fooled around a lot with every pair I did. A lot of trying them on until the length was right. Then I saw your video Sooooo easy. The part where you press the bottom and then slid it up to the correct place--brilliant!!! I don’t think I would have ever figured that measuring out. Now I can go hem the pants I have in my closet. Thank thank thank you🥰

[@maryannvanmaaren8254]

The iron is awesome and I really like the process shown to neatly shorten pants!!

[@susantoumanian1318]

Nice video, clear, concise, easy to follow, and a little humorous. Great Set up, and the iron, is out of this world.

[@carolmking]

Just wanted to say a big thank you for the easy tutorial....I got down and redid 5 of my husband's pajamas and it came out perfectly....Thanks a ton 👍👍👍👍

[@deoara1]

What?! WAIT. That iron totally tripped me out! Love that. I have never an iron with a built in stand. Very cool.

[@bobbleheadz4014]

Oh my gosh, easy-peasy! Who knew!? Thank you so much for explaining it so well!

[@BettyHeath]

What the what! I just did this a few months ago for some of my grandsons jeans. It's nice to see something you do on your channel and be able to say "hey I can do that, too!".

[@ManSewingVids]

That's what I like to hear!!

[@dorisearsenaultcormier2482]

THANK YOU , THANK YOU , THANK YOU! I am a short person and could never have an original hem on my jeans. This was very easy to follow and do. I now can wear my jeans without an ugly hem. This method also works well on sleeves as my jackets never fit properly. Again. Thanks a bunch.

[@ManSewingVids]

Glad you enjoyed the tutorial, Dorise!

[@maggiem4734]

Very nice, educational instruction on this hem. I have used this technique and is wonderful. Although, I saw where the instructor did a “stitch-in-the-ditch” after ironing to keep the hem from rolling back up. **** I made a “Jean-a-ma-jig” kind of gadget by cutting out a notch in the white plastic part of package that the needles come in. Works like a charm! 👌🏼💕

[@AviTheEnby]

I'm mesmerized by your iron

[@ManSewingVids]

+David Ensminger It's a fun one! I have a new iron in my more current tutorials!

[@Anniekitzer]

Yes, me too! I want that iron.

[@は私です彼の名前]

me too!

[@danaquillman8262]

+Man Sewing What kind of iron is your iron? It looks like somehow part of it lifts up when you lay it down flat? I would like to know more about your iron. Thank you!

[@dagalsevidxela1]

+David Ensminger right! that thing blew my mind!!

[@mother_belgium8605]

Very thorough tutorial. Hemmed some work pants - FLAWLESSLY thanks to this video. Great job!

[@whoru3485]

Ok, Rob! I'm so excited! I hemmed my hubby's jeans this weekend and totally nailed it thanks to your awesome tutorial. Thanks again!

[@ManSewingVids]

Fantastic, Mimi! Glad you enjoyed the tutorial!

[@beeteeemm6475]

This is the video I tell all my friends about. Love all the videos, but this one is revolutionary - everyone needs to know how to hem jeans this way!

[@estherm.godfrey7261]

Bee TeeEmm s Sewing machine

[@estherm.godfrey7261]

Sewing machine

[@catestaid5850]

Great tutorial; you’re a gifted teacher. Loved the initial-crease-as-a-guide trick. When I hemmed my jeans, I used a zipper foot, which allowed me to get nice and close to the original hem. Also, I tacked down the excess fabric at the side seams, rather than cut. That allowed me to pass them along to someone who may be taller than I, which I did almost immediately, because I went down a size 😂..

[@AviKhali]

Hi from UK. Thank you for the tutorial, easy to understand and you deliver with great energy.

[@annak1371]

Thank you. Your tips will save my husband and I a lot of money and frustration.

[@sueshanks9447]

Your video was so clear, step by step. Thank you for sharing your expertise! Also, love your yellow robotic iron!

[@JudyHart1]

Hemmed two pairs of pants today using your tutorial. No drama! Thank you

[@janicedelorenzo4924]

You just taught me a few things,I'm 75vand love to sew,now i.can do ot even better than I have in the past.Have a great dinner.

[@tedtolentino4955]

Thank you for this informative tutorial. I like this method of creating a hem to a pants that you are attempting to shorten. It preserves the more difficult to sew hem, itself, by using the original. Obviously, you would use the same color thread to match the material one is sewing, which can be challenging if the pants itself, has faced.

[@martiejohnson9376]

I have been looking for an easy way to hem my jeans and so far you are the easiest way to hem my jeans. Thank You for this class on hemming a pair of jeans and this might just be the way I do it. Thank you again.!!!

[@gattbe5611]

great video,,,clear and very concise lesson.. Bill,,a man who sews..best wishes

[@ManSewingVids]

gatt be thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed this one!

[@ByteSizedSociety]

Thanks! One hour to watch the video, hem my jeans, and marvel at the results.

[@ManSewingVids]

That's awesome! Glad you enjoyed the tutorial, Nick!

[@michellegallas9916]

This was awesome! My daughter has hypochondroplasia, so I have to alter her pants by 4 to 7 inches every time so they got properly in the body. It's a bit difficult/off when you have boot cut and have to take off 7 inches, but it's still better than it came out before your trick. Thank you a lot!

[@debbielobwein6374]

Great method. So easy , once I started to do it myself and I watched you do . I used my walking foot..and heming foot for the second row of stitching.

[@cocomueller9548]

Thanks so much Rob! Your step by step was excellent. Nailed it on the first try. No capris!

[@ashleemcintosh4918]

You know he's a keeper when he hems your trousers for you. Honestly, I kinda want my future husband to do this for me😂😂

[@suavecito6114]

Ashlee McIntosh I gotchu girl

[@Adventure_fuel]

I kinda want my wife to bring me 20 children

[@ginnylawson8533]

I finally understand how to hem jeans. Thank you! This was simple to understand, I needed simple.

[@melodynewcombe1736]

Thanks Rob! I have watched your sewing and quilting videos and was always too "nervous" to try hemming my jeans. I tried today and it was like magic! Jeans are not jeans without the bottom trim. Thanks!!

[@rdm2707]

Grew up my dad and my eldest brothers who were both tailors. That's the type of hemming I did not learn growing up in my dad's shops. I learned how to hem and taper pants when I was in my teens. Made money doing that too :-) Well, I have 4 new pair of jeans I could try it on. Wish me luck! thanks for the tips. I'm subscribing to you now.

[@maxcat7630]

This is exactly how the professional Tailors do it! I learned this technique years ago and everybody loves the finished product! ♥️

[@beechy45]

Hi Rob I have had this tucked away in favourites for quite some time, finally tried it today and have to say I am more than impressed, this is now my preferred method many thanks

[@dreamangel0418]

New to sewing, I am into quilting but my husband thinks I can hem his jeans. Now that I 've seen your video I'm going to try it, wish me luck. Thank you.

[@ManSewingVids]

Victoria Williams how did it go?? Let us know what you think!

[@JazFi3sta]

THANK YOU!! Many times over- I'm about to wash said jeans before doing this and i know I'll love the results. thanks again!

[@ManSewingVids]

+Jaztina woohoo!! Glad you liked it!

[@xstoph]

Hi Rob. Thanks for this video. I agree that jeans are never the same once that factory hem is gone. Especially jeans like Levis. I notice you hardly ever pin your work. Is that fair to say? I find that sort of prep so tedious but it obviously helps with getting a decent result. I like how you demonstrate that with skill and confidence you can start to skip things like pre-pinning. I picked up a basic, rattling, dirty, damaged but still faily modern Janome for peanuts at a flea market. Took it apart and gave it some TLC with various brushes, good quality oil and even rebuilt a missing section with some sugru and got it purring like a kitten. Now I'm hooked. I've just got my second machine which is a computerised Janome (another bargain this time from eBay) and itching to explore the additional features. Your channel was obviously a godsend for this man who sews :-) Thanks again. BTW, Don't know how long you've been married but may you speak about your wife with just as much admiration for as long as you live! Trumpworld needs more displays of love like this!

[@ManSewingVids]

Hello Chris! You are correct, from years of sewing, I hardly ever pin my work, but for fine detailed work, I definitely use the pins. That's awesome that you were able to pick up those machines for such a bargain, and are now sewing up a storm! I've been married 20 years, and my wife is most certainly my better half! :) I hope you have fun sewing, and thanks for tuning in to Man Sewing!

[@deborahingram5807]

This is the best explanation on hemming jeans by far!!! Thank you!

[@CanadianCowgirl1955]

This is an excellent video! Shortening jeans has always been one of the worst things for me to accomplish easily. You make this look very simple. It just so happens I have some new jeans that are way too long and I just got a new Janome sewing machine so, I know what I’m going to do! Thanks😊 alot

[@peaches3762]

I love your EASY directions and your enthusiasm. Thank you. I'm anxious to try this

[@brendiareeves449]

Loved, loved, loved the video. You explained it with little fuss and stress.

[@cakemakingnanny]

Fantastic way to hem jeans. Very clear instructions and it gives a lovely finish. Thank you so much.

[@janetkeim5751]

Love this video, clear instructions and going to use this method. I do wish I could have seen a close up of the finished leg but it looked good from the view that I could see. Thank you for sharing with all of us out here

[@ronnienes]

Great video! I'll be doing this today. I bought a sewing machine at the beginning of lockdown and I'm loving it.

[@cindysaunders5619]

WONDERFUL TUTORIAL!!! Thank you for teaching me what I never learned how to do!!! Thank you!!! My pants turned out perfect!!!

[@randonjack6184]

I love your videos! Especially since it's a handsome man teaching us how to sew. 😍 Love your background by the way.

[@ManSewingVids]

I'm happy to hear you are enjoying the tutorials, Randon! Hope you have fun hemming jeans! :)

[@joleenlower2877]

Rob I love this video I had watched some other ones and was all set to do their way I saw ur video and thought nooo I like this other video then today went out to sew and decided to watch your video oh my gosh so glad I did it is the BEST my grandson’s jeans were perfect and so easy to do your way can’t thank you enough

[@marcybosequett6384]

Just tried this method and thank you very much Rob it worked like a charm.

[@bonniekonjevich7574]

The breaking tension was the cause of my thread bunching! Amazing! I have been skipping fat seams and gluing them back down on the inside post pressing. THANKS!!!

[@sandrahale8695]

My husband has an inseam of 28 so you know I hem a lot of jeans, work pants, and trousers! Thanks for the tips!!

[@aprillesweatt7950]

I love this method of hemming pants! Pressing the crease is a bonus that makes this even easier. Many thanks!

[@karl76uk]

Just tried your method works really well ! Thank you Man Sewing !

[@cynthiacochran4753]

helpfull hint .when u go over a big seam there is a black button on the back of your presser foot push it before you go over the bump and watch what happens perfect seam

[@sheilabennett5132]

I have often wondered how to do this. Your tutorial explained it very well, thanks.

[@evhwolfgang2003]

I bought a sewing machine on impulse while my wife was yarn shopping, and the only thing I've done with it is hem jeans. I really wish I'd found your channel first. Hopefully I'll be using the machine for more exciting things soon! Also, that iron is pimp as hell!

[@Adrianablue2]

Dane Calderon respect, my husband bought machine for me to fix his and my clothes

[@carolwilliams1197]

First time I’ve used this method, just have to wait for owner of pants to try them on before I do my cut and zigzag. This will be well worthwhile skill, Im the mender for my family. Thank you.

[@zenastrang4442]

Yes broken thread due to the pressure foot, but this was my 1st 🤩😁 project in my new sew RM. THANKS TO YOU, he wants me to do all pants now.... really appreciate the way you explain the points and show them. 🏠

[@annmariemarks8903]

Brilliant tutorial thanks but where can I get the amazing iron?

[@silver-phoenix]

Awesome tip. . .to keep the appearance of an original hem THANK YOU!

[@yleal1224]

Coming from a family of seamstresses I'm barely learning how to sew by taking basic classes since my grandma and aunts live out of state. Your video helps out so much because I finally got tired of getting charged so much for taking my jeans and pants in for hemming. I'm very short and they were making a killing off of me! So thank you so much for teaching me how to do this, I can't wait to start hemming my own jeans!

[@barbiebarb7656]

I like that you answer to everyone! Thank you for your videos!

[@ManSewingVids]

Barbara Barbie sometimes things get a little busy around here and we get a little behind, but eventually we'll get caught up! :) Thanks for watching the tutorials and supporting me in this new adventure!

[@BUMKID622]

the iron has got me laughing , great video. btw, totally off topic but the design on your wedding ring is absolutely beautiful.

[@shirleynoel916]

This is new to me also, thank you for sharing with us. You’ve done a great job.🎉🎉

[@SheilaRose]

Great video. I'm so glad I watched it before cutting my new jeans.

[@suzyabc]

i am waiting for sewing machine dont have a clue how to work it but watching you as inspired me,loved watching your vidio very helpful many thanks.

[@karenacton3854]

Be with who you love and do what you love together…..doesn’t get any better than that. Blessings to you?